DERBY — Voters appear to have rejected increasing the terms of all elected officials from two years to four years but appear to have approved all other charter revision changes during voting on Tuesday.
Those changes include making the mayor a full-time position, giving the Board of Alderman more authority including over the budget, requiring the mayor to submit a proposed budget by March 1, make the mayor’s office a full-time position and give the Board of Alderman more authority on all matters including the budget.
Voters also approved deleting, correcting and repairing language in 22 sections of the City Charter.
Final numbers were not available Tuesday night but here are the questions.
Question #1: Shall Sections 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 26, 28, 29, 37, 52, 53, 56, 57, 63, 67, 68, 70 and 89 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to make general changes, update old language, delete obsolete sections and correct grammatical, spelling and typographical errors in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
Question #2: Shall Section 4 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to change the term of office for all elected officials from two years to four years in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
Question #3: Shall Section 10 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to designate the position of Mayor as Full-Time in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
Question #4: Shall Section 16 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to update the duties of the Treasurer in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
Question #5: Shall Section 26 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to designate the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen as the superior body in the City in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
Question #6: Shall Section 28 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to require the Mayor to submit an Annual Budget to the Board of Apportionment and Taxation by March 1 in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
Question #7: Shall Section 55 of the Charter of the City of Derby be amended to allow certain members of the Board of Assessment Appeals to designate an alternate to act in their stead in accordance with the recommendation of the Charter Revision Commission and the Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen? Yes or No.
